Elevated Blood Cobalt Levels Linked to Metal Hip Failures Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have an increased risk of cervical, but not trochanteric, hip fractures. (HealthDay News) – ...

Investigators found a 3-month mortality risk of 19% and a 1-year mortality risk of 28% among 640 patients aged 65 years or older with a cervical spine fracture who underwent treatment at one of two ...

Numerous options exist for the treatment of this complex injury pattern. Controversy exists as to which fracture to stabilize first and what hardware combination to use. The optimal timing of such ...

A male in his 30s who reports a 20-foot fall which occurred three months ago, presents for the first time for evaluation of neck pain. The patient was trimming a tree when he lost his balance, fell ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- And all this time we were worried about what was going on inside Sidney Crosby's skull. When Crosby took that hit to the head in the Winter Classic on New Year's Day 2011, he ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Following arthroscopic femoroplasty, femoral neck fracture was rare, but most commonly occurred in women and in ...

The researchers observed no significant differences between the groups for average postoperative pain score. HealthDay News — Liposomal bupivacaine is not associated with significant improvement in ...

LONDON, June 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Smith & Nephew (LSE: SN, NYSE: SNN), the global medical technology business, has announced the launch of its CONQUEST FN™ system, a new implant solution to treat ...